NonProfitView By Amy Vickery
United Way of Stanislaus County has been serving this community since 1953. Our mission has always been simple: enhance the community through programs that improve the quality of life. Recently we have narrowed our focus to greater impact the common good by highlighting education.
We partner with several agencies and support them in their endeavors, offering financial resources raised through company workplace campaigns. With our assistance, these nonprofits have a greater chance of achieving their objectives and are free to focus on what they do best…provide for the underserved. As a fundamental component of this partnership, we oversee these organizations to ensure the financial responsibility and integrity of each program we support through regular audits and outcome reports, respectful of our duty to be good stewards of hard-earned dollars entrusted to us.
Currently we partner with 24 local agencies in a collaborative effort to address the multiple hardships we face in Stanislaus County. Homelessness, child abuse, life limiting disabilities, hunger and literacy have been top priorities among the long list of afflictions many residents face. Last year, in collaboration with our partners, we provided over 630,000 services to people in this community.
Currently, Stanislaus County has a high school graduation rate that hovers around 75%. Through our new education initiative, we are collaborating with experts in education to identify obstacles students face and aggressively combat the county’s high dropout rate, leading to more opportunity, better jobs and a safer community.
Meeting the basic needs of those who are struggling remains a top priority for us moving forward. Because the needs continue to grow, we’ll need individuals living in this community to help us. If you are interested in an individual donation or starting a workplace campaign at your place of business, reach out to Amy Vickery at avickery@uwaystan.org If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity, you can contact the Volunteer Center at 209-524-1307 or volunteer@uwaystan.org and they will find you the perfect match.
422 McHenry Ave., Modesto, CA 95354 209.523.4562 www.uwaystan.org<http://www.uwaystan.org/>
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